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May 24 '10 by stubby43
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Thinking about buying a mac on credit

So right now I'm using my sisters old laptop and its ok but it doesnt do everything I want, it keeps crashing and its not powerful enough to meet all my needs so I'm thinking of upgrading to a mac (I'm going to be doing a lot more video editing in the future).

I cant afford to buy a mac out right but apple has a financing option, has anyone bought anything on one of those programs, is it a good idea?

P.S how are mac's when it comes to writing html/css?

Tonteau on May 24 '10 at 11:43am

Don't buy anything on credit.

jamesf on May 24 '10 at 11:44am

Tonteau on May 24 '10 at 11:43am
Don't buy anything on credit.

true dat.

stalliongsta on May 24 '10 at 11:44am

Tonteau on May 24 '10 at 11:43am
Don't buy anything on credit.

Tonteau on May 24 '10 at 11:45am

Sorry, didn't read the post fully. I thought you meant on a credit card.

Finance is perhaps worth a look, I'd still not do it myself. I try not to buy things I can't afford.

mezo on May 24 '10 at 11:46am

That's what I did for my first Mac. Paid it off in like 3 months (early) and it was gravy, baby.

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spacesick 2 on May 24 '10 at 11:48am

I bought a mac on neptune

tracerbullet on May 24 '10 at 11:51am

*understands deeann's reference*

tracerbullet on May 24 '10 at 11:52am

also, the type of computer you have has nothing to do with writing html/css. all you really need is a text editor.

stalliongsta on May 24 '10 at 11:54am

Sorry, didn't read the post fully. I thought you meant on a credit card.

apple financing is basically the same as opening a new credit card and charging a mac to it.

assuming your current setup isn't preventing you from working (i.e. you're losing money because your work isn't getting done), you'd be better off just saving the money and buying once you have enough saved.

even if you pay off the whole thing within the deferred interest period as mezo did, opening that new card will still affect your credit score.

xiv on May 24 '10 at 11:55am

Thats how both my sisters bought their macbooks. They had them paid off in a few months. But laptops are a waste of money in my opinion...

Get the 27in imac i7, its awesome. Its nice being able to have two full-sized windows open side-by-side on the same screen.

spacesick 2 on May 24 '10 at 12:40pm

wait, is a mac one of those things that look like computers, but don't actually act like them?